BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 • Saturday, February 7
14:00 KOKUHO
Japan, 2025, 174’
Director: Sang-il Lee
Cast: Keitatsu Koshiyama, Soya Kurokawa, Ai Mikami…
In Japan’s post-war economic boom, Kiku Tachibana, born into a gangster family, is adopted by a kabuki actor. Despite many obstacles in life, Kikuo grows into a very talented performer.
Feastivals / Awards: Academy Awards, Nominee Oscar – Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling; Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
17:00 THE BLUE TRAIL / O Último Azul
Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile, 2025, 85’
Director: Gabriel Mascaro
Cast: Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras…
In order to increase economic productivity, the Brazilian government passes an order according to which elderly people must move to remote colonies. A seventy-seven-year-old woman refuses to move and embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.
Festivals / Awards: Berlin International Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury; Valladolid International Film Festival – Youth Jury Award; Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival…
19:00 THE THING WITH FEATHERS
UK, 2025, 98’
Director: Dylan Southern
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Spruell, David Thewlis…
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his sons while simultaneously dealing with an unusual, unpredictable and uninvited house guest. Based on Max Porter’s novel, Grief is a Feathered Creature.
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival…
21:00 THE STRANGER / L’étranger
France, 2025, 122’
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, Swann Arlaud Camera: Manu Dacosse…
Algeria, 1938. Meursault, a young man in his early thirties goes to his mother’s funeral where he does not shed a single tear. He soon returns to his usual routine until one hot day a tragic event occurs on the beach.
Festivals / Awards: European Film Awards, Nominee – European Cinematographer (Manuel Dacosse); Venice Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Vienna International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival…
Tickets: 500 din
